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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158769430796436762.post-80656464703264899382014-03-18T15:28:00.003-07:002014-03-18T15:28:45.208-07:00PeanutsI just noticed the can of Planters peanuts has the allergy warning <b>CONTAINS: PEANUT.</b> on the back. Seriously? Did someone not realize that a can of peanuts contains peanut?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158769430796436762.post-65834011041585951952010-09-09T23:45:00.000-07:002014-03-15T18:04:49.159-07:00Mandoline Slicer AccidentWell, I hosed my finger up pretty good. Rapidly slicing fresh rinsed potatoes on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandoline">mandoline slicer</a>, I inadvertently permitted it to violently liberate 2 slices of my finger, each about 1/8" thick, with impressive alacrity. I didn't feel a thing until after the second cut was made. Once I felt the tiny little nick (it seriously felt like pricking my finger on a tack), I looked down to see a completely clean wound simply engulf with blood.<br />
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Between trying to show my wife my destroyed finger and clean it in the sink I somehow got it wrapped up in gauze (BAD idea - keep reading...) and got it to stop bleeding. I knew what "stuck pig" was like before, but this was a good reminder.<br />
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Some 4 hours or so later, we went to remove the gauze. The blood clot hat attached the gauze to the remnant of my fingertip. This was a nightmare to undo. If you are reading this because this has happened to you, just find a vicodin or something. I'd have rather waxed a very sensitive area than done that. Wow. Anyway, I finally got the gauze off and re-bandaged it with a band-aid with some Neosporin, some gauze, and some medical tape. Basically, a breathable, clean, no-stick, antibacterial covering. <br />
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Unfortunately, I didn't get video or anything of that. I didn't want to either - it was a gruesome, bloody mess that I probably couldn't post up here anyway.<br />
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So, this is where I leave those with weaker stomachs behind. The pictures beyond the break are pretty graphic, so don't say you weren't warned...<br />
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Well you're here, so that means you want the goodies. Enjoy! Oh, and remember - click the images for larger versions! Sorry about the quality differences on the pics - some were taken with my iPhone4, and the others with my DSLR.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a picture from 70 hours after the incident. The wound still
looks pretty juicy. There's a red sort of jelly encasing the whole
thing - this is apparently part of the healing process.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are 128 hours after the event. It isn't quite so gooey anymore, and seems to have formed some sort of crust.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are 169 hours after the accident. I don't know if that's pus in
there or what, but I am not going to mess with it. My home surgery
skills stop at emergency repairs on this one. The wrinkly skin is
unrelated - water just got under the bandage. This may have had an
effect on the healing process (positive or negative) - but I have no way
of knowing. Finger smelled kind of funny - again, not sure if that's
the "pus" or the moisture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are at 215 hours. That white pus thing has gone away. The
finger didn't smell funny either. The gel has kind of hardened into a
nice scab here. Still going to keep it protected, however.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moving on. At 270 hours, well, I don't know what the deal is with it.
It looks like some of the scab came away or something. At least the
secondary injury has almost healed up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we go at 413 hours. It's really starting to heal up nice now, nice hard scab, the secondary injury has closed up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">424 hours after the incident. Not a lot of change here - but it was only 12 hours later.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">449 hours. Aaaand I got water under the band-aid again. Damn it. The
scab is starting to fall apart, it's purpose in life dutifully
performed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At 468 hours, the scab has finally peeled up! It's almost completely off!</td></tr>
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487 hours, the scab is long gone. Pure, new skin! Soft as a baby's
ass but tender as hell. Still need some padding on the end of the
finger. It's almost healed up!</div>
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we are at 533 hours. Doing much better...I also just noticed the notch
it took out of my finger. At the end of this I'm going to put a
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, folks, it's over I think. Time for the band-aids to come off.
I'm going to say it's safely healed (I'm typing with it right now) and
end this little series. At 647 hours, I present my (finally) healed
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Well, that's all there is to this story. Feel free to comment with any questions. It's been fun walking you through my ordeal.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158769430796436762.post-36686918093986389802010-01-03T18:42:00.000-08:002010-09-26T04:14:56.301-07:00Bookman'sI just lugged 100 pounds (seriously, we weighed the mess) of books to Bookman's on Ina. They take like, 5 books, and offered me $4.50 in cash or $28 in store credit.<br />
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It would have been a better value to have burned the goddamn books in a fireplace and realized the savings in the heating bill.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0